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Post by rihannsu on Apr 15, 2015 6:17:53 GMT -5
They already seem to have some airplay commitments -- it may be that they will not have an "available for airplay" date for Mainstream Top 40 because it is already done. But that would be very unusual. Jason DeRulo's lead single was released on March 9, it had a radio impact date of March 17 but WBR had a Clear Channel Radio deal in place an a lot of stations were playing it once an hours for days before the impact date. The set a record when they went for adds: If I remember my add strategy right then many stations have an "auto add" strategy for any song they've played that wasn't already on their list. I think it was just a one time play that triggered it but it might have been something like 5 times in the last 7 days or some such. Of course getting added that way doesn't guarantee it will get played after being added. One play puts the song on the mediabase request list but doesn't have anything to do with adds. An auto add is triggered by 7 plays in one week IF the station does auto adds so it's not a guarantee of an add but likely.
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Post by theosgma on Apr 15, 2015 9:12:02 GMT -5
A small voice in the back of my head is saying that maybe FMQB listed it in the wrong place or forgot the MCHR listing. They do make mistakes. Another small voice in the back of my head is screaming -- right now we are hearing promotional hype. Sometimes it is only hype and the song is not that good -- for example, Lady Gaga's "Judas" or Adam NCOE. I am remaining cautiously optimistic.
Great reviews does not always = big sales
Lots of airplay does not always = big hit
A song needs to be really good and have a hook and fit the time and mood of the audience/market.I want to hear GT before I get really excited. Sad but true. Trespassing album got great reviews. But I got a feeling this hype is more than hype.
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